The Hall Heads to Chambers Bay for Redhawk Invite

UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASH. - The Seton Hall men's golf team will return to action with three rounds of golf at the Seattle University Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay Golf Course, April 1-2.

Tournament Details:
REDHAWK INVITATIONAL
Host: Seattle University
Location: University Place, Wash.
Course: Chambers Bay Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-70, 7,341 yards
Dates: April 1-2, 2019

The Course:
Chambers Bay, home of the 2015 United States Open Championship, is a unique tribute to the historic links of Scotland and Ireland. With Puget Sound providing a serene backdrop to Chambers Bay, this breathtaking layout winds through a stunning coastal setting, among windswept dunes and native fescue grasses. The snow-capped Olympic Mountains rim the western shore and eagles keep silent watch overhead. In every sense, Robert Trent Jones II has created an awe-inspiring design that is as spectacular as the beauty surrounding it.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Seattle University, the large field features 17 other teams including: Arkansas-Little Rock, Cal Baptist, UC Irvine, Drexel, Gonzaga, Fresno State, Idaho, Indiana, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, Rutgers, Sacramento State, Texas Arlington, UCLA, Utah, Washington and Winthrop.

The Seton Hall Lineup:

Chris Yeom, Senior
Gen Nagai, Senior
Gregor Tait, Sophomore
Deven Ramachandran, Freshman
Andres Acevedo, Sophomore

Last Time Out:
Senior Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines) fired a career-best 6-under-par, 66, in the final round to lead the Pirates to a sixth place team finish at the Loyola Intercollegiate on Feb. 25.

Nagai was spectacular, compiling seven birdies, 10 pars and just one bogey in route to a 6-under-par, 66, which ties three former Seton Hall golfers for the third-lowest par-72 single-round score in Pirate history. With his final round performance, he vaulted up the leader board, tying for second among 100 individual golfers with a 7-under-par, 71-72-66-209. Nagai finished just one stroke behind the individual champion, Loyola's Evan Brown.

Collectively, the Pirates saved their best round for last, improving 10 strokes in round three to settle with a 7-under-par, 281. Only Elon and UAB had better final rounds than the Pirates among the large field of 17 teams. For the tournament, The Hall finished at 1-over-par with a 293-291-281-865.

Last Time at the Redhawk Invitational:
Lloyd Jefferson Go and Nagai each shot a 4-over-par, 74, in the final around as the Pirates tied for sixth place at the 2016 Redhawk Invitational.

Go finished tied for fourth, the eighth, top-five finish of his career, with a 13-over-par, 75-76-74-225. Washington's Jonathan Sanders won the individual title at 8-over-par. Nagai finished in a tie for 17th place with an 18-over-par, 77-79-74-230.

Collectively, Seton Hall shot its best golf in round three. The Pirates fired a 24-over-par, 304, in round three, to tie for sixth place among 16 teams. For the tournament, The Hall is 83-over-par with a 307-320-304-931. Washington won the team title at 49-over-par. Seton Hall's lone BIG EAST competition, DePaul, tied the Pirates at 83-over-par.

Tee Times:
Seton Hall will play two continuous rounds on Monday, and one, final round on Tuesday. The field will begin with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. PT each day.

Results:
Live scoring of the event will be available through Birdiefire. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.